Thiruvananthapuram: The first omicron case in the country was reported in Ernakulam and patients were people who came from England and had landed at Cochin International Airport on December 6.
He came here through Abu Dhabi.
He has tested the negative for the virus when he arrived at the airport with his wife.
However, he developed symptoms later and then took the test and the results returned as positive.
The sample was then sent for genome sequencing at the Biotechnology Center of Rajiv Gandhi in Thiruvananthapuram.
The lab confirmed that travelers were tested positive for the new Coronavirus variant.
His wife has also tested the positive Covid-19 and its local contact in Ernakulam, who is his mother, was tested positive now.
The three people have been transferred to isolation.
The driver of the car, which he rented from the airport was also moved for further observation.
The condition of all positive people is stable and they underwent treatment at the hospital.
He came to Kochi by Etihad Airways (EY 280) and there were 149 other passengers on the flight.
However, passengers who may have had a close relationship with him are those who sit between seats 26 and 32.
Because they will be under a high-risk category, they must all be tested with direct effects.
All of these passengers have been identified.
Minister of Health Veena George said that all necessary precautions were taken according to the guidelines issued by the center and the contact list of people who had come into contact with these positive people had been prepared.
The steps have been taken to prevent all types of spread here, he said.
Ernakulam registered the first omicron case in Kerala
